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Palm Coast man steals car, crashes into garage

An 18-year-old Palm Coast man faces grand theft charges after he stole a car and crashed it into a garage, according to a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office report.

William Phillips jumped into a running car that was parked on Post Tree Lane in Palm Coast around 6:15 p.m. Monday, the report said. The car owner reported the vehicle stolen immediately.

Deputies found Phillips driving the car southbound on Belle Terre Parkway. As he turned on Zebu Place, he lost control of the car and crashed into the garage of a home at 12 Zebu Place, the report said. Phillips then allegedly got out of the car and fled on foot, leaving behind his black slippers.

He was later found by deputies and canine units on the same street inside a fenced in yard, the report said.

Phillips was treated and released at Florida Hospital Flagler for a sprained finger before being transported to the Flagler County Inmate Facility. In addition to the grand theft charge, Phillips faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident, no valid driver’s license, criminal mischief and resisting arrest without violence, the report said.

Bond on those charges was set at $9,000. He is being held with no bond in connection with an outstanding Georgia warrant for failure to appear for an armed robbery charge.